Robert Sanchez claimed that Marc Cucurella had Lamine Yamal ‘in his pocket’ during Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Enzo Maresca’s side sealed an impressive victory at Stamford Bridge with an own goal from Jules Kounde, a brilliant solo effort from Estevao and Liam Delap’s finish from close range.

Barcelona, who had Ronald Araujo sent off shortly before half time, struggled to cope with Chelsea’s physicality, while their talisman Yamal was unable to cause problems on their right flank.

Yamal’s ineffectiveness was largely down to the performance of Cucurella, who closed down and hassled his Spain teammate at every opportunity.

‘He had him in his pocket,’ Sanchez told the Spanish media at Stamford Bridge when asked about Cucurella’s display again

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